Just as the Rhodes Island group discovered the enemy's presence, their own movements were also exposed to the enemy's sight.
Knowing that their group might have to face a hidden Ursus regular army in Chernobog, everyone's hearts tightened, and they felt a cold sweat run down their backs at how grand Talulah's scheme was.
At this time, Kanna, under Amiya's arrangement, began to Pray for Rain in advance.
Because Kal'tsit had specifically emphasized before they arrived that if the opponent was truly Duke Kashchey, the "Immortal Black Snake" from Ursus, Kanna's use of Pray for Rain might be detected by him. Therefore, Kanna did not immediately cast the Pray for Rain spell upon arrival. Only after learning that their side was about to engage the enemy did Kanna release the spell she had already held in her hand.
The moment the sky began to change color, Talulah, high up in the tower, looked up at the increasingly gloomy sky. "This trick again? It seems I've been underestimated!"
With a mocking smile, Talulah slowly raised her hands, and a searing flame rose from her hands, flying into the sky.
While Kanna was scouting the surroundings, the system suddenly began to issue warnings. She could only shift her attention from the outside world to the system.
Warning: An unknown spell is dispelling the Pray for Rain effect. The weather is about to change from rainy to clear. Does the caster want to increase energy input to counteract the opponent's spell? ... Several such warnings popped up at once.
Upon seeing the warning, a rare hint of excitement appeared on Kanna's face. She hadn't expected the Rhodes Island Pokémon Park to be built yet, but now in Ursus, she had already encountered an opponent who could contend with her for the weather.
With this thought, Kanna once again activated her spell. But this time it wasn't just a simple light rain. To test the opponent's strength, Kanna directly pushed her spell into the sky at the intensity of her first cast.
After doing all this, she jumped back into the team.
"When I was using that move just now, I noticed someone was contending with me, so I strengthened the spell a bit. There shouldn't be many civilians left in Chernobog, right...?"
Hearing Kanna's words, the Doctor and Amiya, as team leaders, were momentarily stunned.
"How much did you strengthen it?" The Doctor wasn't surprised that Kanna's spell would be countered, but he also knew that the upper limit of her move was terrifying. He just didn't know how much power she had used.
"If the opponent continues to contend at this intensity, Chernobog will once again experience a Catastrophe in about an hour at most..." Kanna said, regretting a little. What if there were still civilians in the city? Under two consecutive Catastrophes, there would truly be no way for them to survive.
Hearing Kanna's words, Patriot and Frostnova, not far away, both showed surprised expressions. After all, the information revealed in Kanna's words was immense: this girl in front of them was not only terrifyingly powerful but also capable of controlling and influencing Catastrophes.
If it were only the former, Kanna would just be an ordinary strong individual to various countries; every country could find dozens, if not a hundred, such people. But when she could do the latter, her status became extremely strategic. Currently, those who could reach this level were all among the top tier on Terra.
"Are you sure!" Ignoring the surprise of Patriot and his group, the Doctor looked at the map in his hand, contemplating their next course of action.
"I'm sure!" Kanna was confident about when her spell would take effect. Besides, even if she wasn't sure, wasn't there the system prompt? The effects and timing of this spell were written clearly on it.
"Then we need to take a detour. If a Catastrophe is coming, the ground route we prepared earlier won't work. We'll have to go through Chernobog's underground passages from the lower district to our destination." The Doctor took out the map and pointed to the nearest passage connected to the lower district, speaking.
"Although the lower district won't be affected by the Catastrophe, the situation inside is even more complex. Rhodes Island's strength alone isn't enough to push through to the destination. So, Captain, I need your and your Shieldguards' help!"
Patriot floated in front of Kanna and circled around her once.
"I'm a bit unsure whether making a deal with Rhodes Island is good or bad, but it's fortunate that when I was Chernobog's Chief of Defense, I had already conducted a thorough search and collection throughout all the districts.
At that time, for ease of unified management, I arranged for all surviving Refugees to be housed in a factory in the lower district.
At least, I'm certain there are no more Refugees outside.
As for your request, Doctor, that's absolutely no problem.
Ivan and I are intimately familiar with all of Chernobog's underground passages.
I will show you the shortest route, allowing you to successfully meet Talulah."
At this moment, Patriot felt fortunate for his previous actions.
He believed Talulah wouldn't change this arrangement in such a short time, so the Refugees in that factory were safe.
Under Patriot's guidance, the Rhodes Island party entered the passages of the lower district.
Just two streets ahead of Rhodes Island, members of the Third Legion, who had received news of an unknown armed force appearing and came to investigate, had originally set up heavy defenses on Rhodes Island's path.
However, after waiting for a long time, Rhodes Island didn't arrive.
Only after sending people to investigate did they discover that this mysterious team had suddenly disappeared at this end of the street.
At this moment, Talulah, at the highest point of Chernobog, was looking at the sky above with a somber expression.
Originally, after the opponent made her move, she confidently retaliated, thinking she could easily counter the opponent's Originium Arts.
She didn't expect this mysterious opponent to fight unfairly, suddenly unleashing a powerful and surprising attack after she made her move, almost causing her to suffer a backlash from the Originium Arts.
But she didn't dare to fully withdraw, because she sensed that if she didn't resist this Originium Arts, a terrifying weather phenomenon would appear over Chernobog within five minutes at most.
If Chernobog had been intact, she wouldn't have cared, as withstanding a Catastrophe head-on was a fundamental ability for a mobile city-state.
But the current Chernobog was not intact.
Not only was it incomplete, but it had also just undergone a Catastrophe.
Seventy percent of the city was paralyzed, with only the core, hidden deep inside, remaining unaffected.
However, if it were to suffer another Catastrophe, she couldn't guarantee that Chernobog would still be able to launch a surprise attack on Lungmen as planned.
So, Talulah was directly pinned down here by Kanna's unintentional action, which also meant that the Rhodes Island party was unaffected by her rock-melting flames when they attacked from below.
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